| Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations |
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| Where is the Middle East? |   |
| World Health Organization, 1948 | |
 Since 1948, WHO member states have been organized into six regions. Instead of "Middle East," WHO uses the designation "Eastern Mediterranean." As originally delimited, this region consisted of the countries listed above. Source: Handbook of
Resolutions and Decisions of the World Health Assembly and the Executive
Board, Volume 1, 1948-1972 (Geneva: WHO, 1973), 315-318. |
"Eastern Mediterranean" Aden British and French Somaliland Cyprus Dodecanese Islands Egypt Ethiopia Eritrea Greece Iran Iraq Lebanon Pakistan Palestine Saudi Arabia Syria Transjordan Tripolitania Turkey Yemen |
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